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Christ upon the Mount of Olives rehearsed the fearful judgments that were to precede His second
coming: “Ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: ... Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All
these are the beginning of sorrows” [Matthew 24:6-8]. While these prophecies received a partial
fulfillment at the destruction of Jerusalem, they have a more direct application in the last days.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:753 (1899). LDE 18.2
Di atas Bukit Zaitun, Yesus menceritakan kembali pehukuman menakutkan yang mendahului
kedatangan-Nya yang kedua kali. “Kamu akan mendengar deru perang atau kabar-kabar tentang
perang. . . .Sebab bangsa akan bangkit melwan bangsa, dan kerajaan melawan kerajaan. Akan ada
kelaparan dan gempa bumi di berbagai tempat. Akan tetapi semuanya itu barulah permulaan
penderitaan menjelang zaman baru” (Matius 24:6-8). Sementara nubuatan-nubuatan ini memperoleh
sebagian dari kegenapannya pada masa kehancuran Yerusalem, nubuatan itu juga mempunyai
penerapan langsung pada akhir zaman.—5T 753 (1899) .
Walaupun nubuat-nubuat ini menerima penggenapan sebagian pada saat kehancuran Yerusalem,
namun nubuat-nubuat ini memiliki penerapan yang lebih langsung pada hari-hari terakhir -
Testimonies for the Church 5:753 (1899). LDE 18.2
Christ has given signs of His coming. He declares that we may know when He is near, even at the
doors. He says of those who see these signs, “This generation shall not pass, till all these things be
fulfilled.” These signs have appeared. [See The Great Controversy, 306-308, 333, 334.] Now we
know of a surety that the Lord's coming is at hand.—The Desire of Ages, 632 (1898). LDE 19.2
The nations are in unrest. Times of perplexity are upon us. Men's hearts are failing them for fear of
the things that are coming upon the earth. But those who believe in God will hear His voice amid the
storm, saying, “It is I; be not afraid.”—The Signs of the Times, October 9, 1901. LDE 19.4
Strange and eventful history is being recorded in the books of heaven—events which it was declared
should shortly precede the great day of God. Everything in the world is in an unsettled state.—
Manuscript Releases 3:313 (1908). LDE 20.1
False Prophets
As one of the signs of Jerusalem's destruction, Christ had said, “Many false prophets shall rise, and
shall deceive many” [Matthew 24:11]. False prophets did rise, deceiving the people and leading great
numbers into the desert. Magicians and sorcerers, claiming miraculous power, drew the people after
them into the mountain solitudes. But this prophecy was spoken also for the last days. This sign is
given as a sign of the second advent.—The Desire of Ages, 631 (1898). LDE 20.2
We shall encounter false claims, false prophets will arise, there will be false dreams and false visions,
but preach the Word; be not drawn away from the voice of God in His Word.—Selected Messages
2:49 (1894). LDE 20.3
I have been shown many who will claim to be especially taught of God, and will attempt to lead
others, and from mistaken ideas of duty they will undertake a work that God has never laid upon
them. Confusion will be the result. Let everyone seek God most earnestly for himself that he may
individually understand His will.—Selected Messages 2:72 (1893). LDE 20.4
I listened as he went on and finally said, “My brother, you are not exactly in your right mind. State
plainly how your message concerns us. Please let us know at once. Your mind is overstrained, you
misapprehend your work. Much that you have said is in accordance with the Bible, and we believe
every word of that. But you are overexcited. Please state what you have for us.” LDE 21.2
Well, he said that we must pack up and move at once to Battle Creek. I asked his reasons, and he
responded, “To give this message that the judgment has begun upon the living.” I answered him, “The
work which the Lord has given us to do is not yet finished. When our work here is completed we
are sure the Lord will let us know that it is time for us to move to Battle Creek, instead of teaching
you our duty”.... I left him for Brother Starr to talk with further while I resumed my writing. LDE
21.3
He told Brother Starr that when Sister White spoke to him so kindly, and yet with such authority, he
began to see that he had made a mistake, that the impressions which had moved him so strongly were
not consistent or reasonable. Although our family is large, consisting of ten members, besides three
visitors, we decided to have this young man stay with us for a time. We dare not have him go with
people who will treat him harshly and condemn him, neither do we want him to repeat his
“revelations.” We will have him remain for a little time where we can associate with him and if
possible lead him in safe, sure paths.—Letter 66, 1894. LDE 22.1
The picture which Inspiration has given of the antediluvian world represents too truly the condition to
which modern society is fast hastening.—Patriarchs and Prophets, 102 (1890). LDE 22.3
We know that the Lord is coming very soon. The world is fast becoming as it was in the days of
Noah. It is given over to selfish indulgence. Eating and drinking are carried to excess. Men are
drinking the poisonous liquor that makes them mad.—Letter 308, 1907. LDE 23.1
Deeds of Violence
In the days of Noah the overwhelming majority was opposed to the truth, and enamored with a tissue
of falsehoods. The land was filled with violence. War, crime, murder, was the order of the day. Just so
will it be before Christ's second coming.—The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 1:1090 (1891). LDE 23.2
The labor unions are quickly stirred to violence if their demands are not complied with. Plainer and
plainer is it becoming that the inhabitants of the world are not in harmony with God. No scientific
theory can explain the steady march of evil workers under the generalship of Satan. In every mob
wicked angels are at work, rousing men to commit deeds of violence.... LDE 23.3
The perversity and cruelty of men will reach such a height that God will reveal Himself in His
majesty. Very soon the wickedness of the world will have reached its limit and, as in the days of
Noah, God will pour out His judgments.—The Upward Look, 334 (1903). LDE 23.4
The terrible reports we hear of murders and robberies, of railway accidents and deeds of violence, tell
the story that the end of all things is at hand. Now, just now, we need to be preparing for the Lord's
second coming.—Letter 308, 1907. LDE 23.5
In the last scenes of this earth's history war will rage. There will be pestilence, plague and famine. The
waters of the deep will overflow their boundaries. Property and life will be destroyed by fire and
flood. We should be preparing for the mansions that Christ has gone to prepare for them that love
Him.—Maranatha, 174 (1897). LDE 24.2
I saw an immense ball of fire fall among some beautiful mansions, causing their instant destruction. I
heard someone say: “We knew that the judgments of God were coming upon the earth, but we did not
know that they would come so soon.” Others, with agonized voices, said: “You knew! Why then did
you not tell us? We did not know.”—Testimonies for the Church 9:28 (1909). LDE 25.1
The earth's crust will be rent by the outbursts of the elements concealed in the bowels of the earth.
These elements, once broken loose, will sweep away the treasures of those who for years have been
adding to their wealth by securing large possessions at starvation prices from those in their employ.
And the religious world, too, is to be terribly shaken, for the end of all things is at hand.—Manuscript
Releases 3:208 (1891). LDE 25.3
The time is now come when one moment we may be on solid earth, the next the earth may be heaving
beneath our feet. Earthquakes will take place when least expected.—Testimonies to Ministers and
Gospel Workers, 421 (1896). LDE 26.1
In fires, in floods, in earthquakes, in the fury of the great deep, in calamities by sea and by land, the
warning is given that God's Spirit will not always strive with men.—Manuscript Releases 3:315
(1897). LDE 26.2
Before the Son of man appears in the clouds of heaven everything in nature will be convulsed.
Lightning from heaven uniting with the fire in the earth will cause the mountains to burn like a
furnace and pour out their floods of lava over villages and cities. Molten masses of rock thrown into
the water by the upheaval of things hidden in the earth will cause the water to boil and send forth
rocks and earth. There will be mighty earthquakes and great destruction of human life.—The S.D.A.
Bible Commentary 7:946 (1907). LDE 26.3
God has not restrained the powers of darkness from carrying forward their deadly work of vitiating
the air, one of the sources of life and nutrition, with a deadly miasma. Not only is vegetable life
affected but man suffers from pestilence.... These things are the result of drops from the vials of God's
wrath [God takes responsibility for that which he allows or does not prevent. See Exodus 7:3; 8:32; 1
Chronicles 10:4, 13, 14.] being sprinkled on the earth, and are but faint representations of what will be
in the near future.—Selected Messages 3:391 (1891). LDE 27.1
Famines will increase. Pestilences will sweep away thousands. Dangers are all around us from the
powers without and satanic workings within, but the restraining power of God is now being exercised.
—Manuscript Releases 19:382 (1897). LDE 27.2
I have been shown that the Spirit of the Lord is being withdrawn from the earth. God's keeping power
will soon be refused to all who continue to disregard His commandments. The reports of fraudulent
transactions, murders, and crimes of every kind are coming to us daily. Iniquity is becoming so
common a thing that it no longer shocks the senses as it once did.—Letter 258, 1907. LDE 27.3
The plagues of God are already falling upon the earth, sweeping away the most costly structures as if
by a breath of fire from heaven. Will not these judgments bring professing Christians to their senses?
God permits them to come that the world may take heed, that sinners may be afraid and tremble
before Him.—Manuscript Releases 3:311 (1902). LDE 28.1
God has a purpose in permitting these calamities to occur. They are one of His means of calling men
and women to their senses. By unusual workings through nature God will express to doubting human
agencies that which He clearly reveals in His Word.—Manuscript Releases 19:279 (1902). LDE 28.2
How frequently we hear of earthquakes and tornadoes, of destruction by fire and flood, with great loss
of life and property! Apparently these calamities are capricious outbreaks of disorganized,
unregulated forces of nature, wholly beyond the control of man, but in them all God's purpose may be
read. They are among the agencies by which He seeks to arouse men and women to a sense of their
danger.—Prophets and Kings, 277 (c. 1914). LDE 28.3
These symbolical representations [the fiery serpents in the wilderness] serve a double purpose. From
them God's people learn not only that the physical forces of the earth are under the control of the
Creator, but also that under His control are the religious movements of the nations. Especially is this
true with reference to the enforcement of Sunday observance.—Manuscript Releases 19:281
(1902). LDE 29.2
In the great closing work we shall meet with perplexities that we know not how to deal with, but let us
not forget that the three great Powers of heaven are working, that a divine hand is on the wheel, and
that God will bring His purposes to pass.—Evangelism, 65 (1902). LDE 29.3
As the wheel-like complications were under the guidance of the hand beneath the wings of the
cherubim, so the complicated play of human events is under divine control. Amidst the strife and
tumult of nations, He that sitteth above the cherubim still guides the affairs of the earth. [See Ezekiel
1:4, 26; 10:8; Daniel 4:17, 25, 32.]—Education, 178 (1903). LDE 29.4
In the annals of human history, the growth of nations, the rise and fall of empires, appear as
if dependent on the will and prowess of man; the shaping of events seems, to a great degree, to be
determined by his power, ambition, or caprice. But in the Word of God the curtain is drawn aside, and
we behold, above, behind, and through all the play and counterplay of human interest and power and
passions, the agencies of the All-merciful One, silently, patiently working out the counsels of His own
will.—Prophets and Kings, 499, 500 (c. 1914). LDE 29.5
The act of Christ in dying for the salvation of man would not only make heaven accessible to men, but
before all the universe it would justify God and His son in their dealing with the rebellion of Satan.—
Patriarchs and Prophets, 68, 69 (1890). LDE 30.3
The whole universe is watching with inexpressible interest the closing scenes of the great controversy
between good and evil.—Prophets and Kings, 148 (c. 1914). LDE 30.4
Our little world is the lesson book of the universe.—The Desire of Ages, 19 (1898). [Ellen White
states that the unfallen worlds and the heavenly angels watched Christ's struggle in Gethsemane “with
intense interest” (The Desire of Ages, 693). In discussing Christ's four-thousand-year battle with
Satan and his ultimate victory on the cross she uses such phrases as “the heavenly universe beheld,”
“all heaven and the unfallen worlds had been witnesses,” “they heard,” “they saw,” “heaven viewed,”
“what a sight for the heavenly universe!” See The Desire of Ages, 693, 759, 760.] LDE 31.1